LGBTQ+ U.S. History

Catalog description

This course examines the social, cultural, and political history of LGBT people in the United States, focused largely on the 20th and 21st centuries. We will consider the development and evolution of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and other queer identities over time, and consider how LGBT people shaped and were shaped by American history. Topics include but are not limited to: the development of queer identity in the Jazz Age, the Cold War's targeting of homosexuals through the "Lavender Scare," the expansion of sexual and gender identity in the 1960s, conflicts about sexuality in the feminist and Civil Rights Movements, the impact of AIDS, the Supreme Court's role in criminalizing and normalizing LGBT life, and the diversity of thought among LGBT people past and present. Students will receive credit for only one of the following courses: HIS 3570; BLS 3570; LTS 3570; or WSM 3570. These courses may substitute for each other in the F-replacement option.